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Chapter 405 Sword Qi Soars, the Glowing Building
"Brother Zeng, can you call for backup? There are too many thugs in this building."

He Tongyu looked at Zeng Zilun and said.

The two were investigators from the Xiangzhu City Investigation Bureau. After receiving their assignment, they went to an abandoned hospital on the outskirts of Xiangzhu City to cleanse it of ghosts.

When the mission was assigned, it was said that there was malevolent energy here, so two senior team leaders of Yin cultivators were sent here.

Before they came, they were somewhat amazed, saying that nowadays even a single malevolent spirit requires two senior-level Yin cultivators.

In the past, a senior-level Yin cultivation group leader with an assistant could resolve the evil spirits.

Unfortunately, Yin cultivators are not valued in the Bureau of Investigation. Compared to Yang cultivators who can use all special equipment, Yin cultivators can only use the Net Screen, a single special piece of equipment.

The assistants have all been reassigned to use special equipment, so there's no way they could compensate these Yin cultivators.

Therefore, the tasks of clearing away ghosts and spirits within the city were all assigned to the Yang Xiu (positive cultivators), while the tasks on the city's outskirts and outside the city were assigned to the Yin Xiu (negative cultivators) team leaders.

However, He Tongyu did not expect that after the two entered the abandoned hospital, they would be attacked by more than one ferocious beast.

Fortunately, they were quite strong and were not wiped out in one fell swoop.

"I would like to call for reinforcements, but with so much malevolent mist covering us, how could we possibly send out a message unless we break out first?"

Upon hearing this, He Tongyu's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

The two of them had finally managed to set up a trap in the ward, using the ghosts within them as cover to evade the evil spirits. If they were to break out, no one could say how far they could get.

"Are we really going to be stuck here?"

He Tongyu couldn't help but say.

"Hang in there. The longer we hold on, the greater the chance that the bureau will discover the anomaly in our mission. They will definitely send more agents who are beyond our capabilities. With their help from the inside, we can get out."

Upon hearing Zeng Lun's words, He Tongyu murmured, "I hope we can wait for them to come."

Time flies by.

About eight hours after the two men had been lying in wait in the hospital ward, their walkie-talkie suddenly rang.

"Buzz~ Can you hear me, He Tongyu, Zeng Jinglun? Please reply if you hear me."

The sudden sound startled them awake, and they both immediately smiled.

The fact that the walkie-talkie could make a sound indicates that other Bureau of Investigation agents have appeared within the area shrouded in the fog.

As for whether the ghost could control the walkie-talkie, the two didn't think so.

These walkie-talkies are the result of research by the General Administration. Not to mention fierce monsters, even a blood disaster might not be able to interfere with them.

So, their reinforcements have arrived!

Zeng Zenglun picked up the walkie-talkie and replied, "Zeng Zenglun received. He Tongyu and I are both fine. We are currently trapped in a room on the fourth floor. May I ask which colleague is this? Can we continue to communicate? I will explain the general situation here."

"Zzz~ I am Xu Yirong. I am accompanied by senior team leaders Pang Binglan and Di Ningxuan. We can communicate. We have just entered the evil mist and the ghosts have not attacked yet."

He Tongyu and Zeng Jinglun were both delighted to hear the name Xu Yirong.

Xu Yirong is the top Yangxiu team leader in Xiangzhu City. She once single-handedly eliminated a three-headed evil spirit in an incident. Although she may still be a ways off from dealing with the Blood Calamity, she is definitely more than capable of handling it here.

Not to mention, she also brought two other senior Yangxiu group leaders with her.

It seems they came with the assumption that He Tongyu and Zeng Lun had already been murdered; otherwise, Xu Yirong alone would have been enough.

“Team Leader Xu, we explored this hospital from the first floor. The first three floors were fine, with only a few vengeful ghosts and wandering spirits. But we discovered something strange after we reached the fourth floor.”

"After entering the fourth floor, the layout of the rooms is different from the other floors. There are iron doors on both sides of the corridor. The two of us explored a few and found that the rooms inside the doors had doors! And after coming out of the doors inside the rooms, there is another corridor outside."

"You should have observed this building when you arrived. The size of this building makes it impossible for it to have this kind of structure. So we realized at the time that we were trapped in a ghost wall. At first, we didn't pay attention to it. Later, when we tried to break through the ghost wall, we found that it was not a ghost wall formed by one evil spirit, but multiple ghost walls!"

“Generally speaking, the probability of different evil spirits coexisting is not high. Even if they can coexist, there is no such thing as ‘cooperation’. But on the fourth floor, this situation has been broken.”

"These malevolent forces not only coexist, but also cooperate to create the same kind of 'ghost wall'!"

"Later, during our battles with those ferocious creatures, we discovered that although they all had different appearances, they all used the same type of attack. It felt like... they were all the same ghost."

"After that, because there were too many evil spirits, the two of us could not continue, so we had to find a room to hide on the spot."

“We had already passed through several doors, so we didn’t know which room we were in. If you come up later, you can make some noise first. Once we hear the noise, we can work together from the inside to solve the problem in one go.”

"Team Leader Xu, do you think this is feasible?"

After speaking, Lun waited for a reply from the other side.

“Okay, the three of us will go to the fourth floor now. You can come out when you hear any noise.”

"it is good!"

After the call ended, Zeng Lun put the walkie-talkie back into his pocket.

He Tongyu's expression had improved considerably by now.

"I didn't expect the bureau to be so cautious. Not only did they send Xu Yirong and the other two, but they were all Yang Xiu."

"Hehe, although we Yin cultivators are not valued now, we are still the backbone in dealing with ghosts and monsters. It's just that special equipment and warm sun equipment suddenly appeared, otherwise the situation of Yin cultivators would not be like this."

At this point, both of them fell silent.

Although that's what they say, the decline of Yin cultivation is inevitable; it's just a matter of time.

With mixed feelings, the two waited in the room for the sounds from outside to reach them.

About ten minutes later, the walkie-talkie rang again.

"Zzz~ Team Leader Zeng, where are you?"

Once, Lun was taken aback.

"On the fourth floor? If you make any noise, we'll hear you."

"Sizzle~ We've cleared away all the evil spirits on the fourth floor and searched every room, but we haven't found any trace of you."

Upon hearing this, both Zeng Lun and He Tongyu were taken aback.

They looked at each other, both somewhat incredulous.

"If we're not on the fourth floor, then where are we?"

He Tongyu had already reached the doorway of the room while Zeng Lun was speaking.

He looked out into the corridor through the bars of the iron gate.

It's definitely the fourth floor, but why didn't Xu Yirong and the others find me?
"Tsk~ We've searched the entire fourth floor, but we can't find you. Did you get led to another place when we were lost in a maze?"

Lun frowned; he wanted to argue.

Logically speaking, both of them are senior group leaders and are also Yin cultivators, so ordinary ghost walls would hardly be able to stop them. The reason why the ghost wall here was able to stop them is because of the superimposed power of multiple evil spirits.

Nevertheless, they wouldn't make such an outrageous mistake.

It's not their problem, is it Xu Yirong's problem?

Zeng Lun suppressed his urge to refute, asked Xu Yirong to wait a moment, and then stood up with He Tongyu, looking out the window.

"Nothing has changed."

Tong Yu looked at the walkie-talkie in Zeng Lun's hand and hesitated, "Brother Zeng, do you think it might be a walkie-talkie..."

Zeng Lun's expression changed.

Is there a problem with the walkie-talkie?
"Impossible. Even if there are many evil spirits here, they are still evil spirits. The General Administration's test results show that evil spirits cannot affect walkie-talkies, so Xu Yirong is definitely fine."

Upon hearing Zeng Lun's words, He Tongyu added, "Since the walkie-talkie is fine, then it's our problem."

"We're not on the fourth floor anymore?"

"Then where are we?"

For a moment, the room fell silent.

After a long while, Zeng Lun picked up the walkie-talkie and called again.

"Team Leader Xu, we're prepared to give it our all. If you can sense our presence, please come to our aid as soon as possible."

"Tsk~ My suggestion is that you continue to wait. Once we have cleared away all the ghosts in the building, your situation will naturally be resolved."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Lun frowned: "Team Leader Xu, since the two of us were able to be deceived by the ghosts here, it means that the ghosts here are not simple. It would be better if there were more people."

"No need, we are confident, you can wait patiently."

Looking at the walkie-talkie, Zeng Lun and He Tongyu exchanged a glance.

"wait."

The two sat down on the ground again.

As time ticked by, their mood grew increasingly heavy.

The entire hospital consists of only one building, which is no more than six stories high. Even if Xu Yirong and the other two were cleaning slowly, half an hour has passed, and it's impossible that there hasn't been any movement at all.

"Brother Zeng, why don't we ask him?"

"Wait another ten minutes, we might encounter something troublesome."

Once, Lun frowned and said.

But ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Zeng Lun picked up the walkie-talkie and called. "Team Leader Xu, what's the situation now?"

"Zizi~"

"Team Leader Xu? Please reply upon receipt!"

"Zizzizi~"

Hearing the busy tone on the walkie-talkie, the two felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

Could it be that they also fell victim to this?

How could that be? They were a top-tier team leader and two senior team leaders, both of whom were Yang cultivators. They must have special equipment and warm Yang equipment. How could they have fallen into the hands of the fierce demons?

"How to do?"

He Tongyu asked.

Lun glanced at the walkie-talkie.

"Let's keep waiting. If Team Leader Xu really has an accident, the next time the bureau will send someone will probably be the bureau chief and his team."

"There's a lot of yin energy here. Our yin energy recovery and consumption are basically balanced. Let's wait."

He Tongyu felt somewhat aggrieved, but what Zeng Lun had said was indeed the best choice.

After a long silence, He Tongyu suddenly said, "Brother Zeng, do you think... we might be bait?"

Bait?

Once Lun shook his head: "If these ghosts have this ability, then they are not evil spirits, they are the Black Abyss!"

Although Zeng Lun denied He Tongyu's statement, he was still somewhat uneasy.

Bait?

If it really is bait, does that mean that their so-called safe house is actually just a cage that the devils left for them?
They're already like caged birds, so why should the evil spirits bother looking for them anymore?

Once this idea popped into his head, it kept swirling in Zeng Lun's mind.

Ten minutes later, Zeng Lun suddenly said to He Tongyu, "He Tongyu, remove the cover."

He Tongyu was taken aback, not knowing what Zeng Lun meant.

But just as he hesitated, Zeng Lun had already drawn the sinister power within him back into his body.

Seeing this, He Tongyu had no choice but to follow suit.

After the vines that had been spreading throughout the room from He Tongyu's body turned into withered branches, the entire room was left completely exposed.

Zeng Lun and He Tongyu both looked warily toward the door for five minutes.

During this time, no ghosts attacked them.

Zeng Lun's face was gloomy. Although He Tongyu did not know what Zeng Lun was thinking, he also noticed the problem.

"Brother Zeng, why..."

"You're right, we're the bait! And this room isn't our safe house either!"

As he spoke, Zeng Lun reached out and opened the door.

He Tongyu followed closely behind.

The two began going in and out of the various rooms along the corridor.

There are no ghosts, and there is no exit.

They were as if they were trapped on this floor; no matter which door they went out through, all they could see was the corridor.

They were as if they were trapped in a maze with infinite topology.

Just as the two were searching for an exit, their walkie-talkie rang again.

"Buzz~ Is anyone still alive? I am Director You Lingfei, Xu Yirong, Zeng Jinglun, are you still there?"

Zeng Lun was overjoyed and picked up the walkie-talkie, saying, "Chief, I'm here, but Team Leader Xu might be..."

Once Lun voiced his guess, You Lingfei remained silent for a moment before replying, "It's no use talking about this now. I'm already in, and I've brought two top team leaders with me. In five minutes, you will launch a full-scale attack on the room you're in. As long as you can attract the ghosts there, we'll be able to find you! Understand?"

Lun recalled hearing others mention the bureau chief's abilities and immediately replied, "Understood!"

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

With a loud shout from Zeng Lun, the two launched an attack simultaneously, heading towards the window in the room.

The attack landed on the window and shattered it.

But the shattered window contained no earth or stones, only yin energy!

This made the two men feel increasingly gloomy, but they did not stop. They continued to attack in one direction, breaking through windows and walls.

But this place seemed infinitely large. After the two broke through more than ten walls, they had already exhausted eighty percent of their Yin energy, and still saw no hope of getting out.

Just as the two were growing increasingly desperate, a ferocious beast suddenly attacked them.

This sudden change did not faze the two; instead, they showed joy on their faces.

It was just a ferocious beast; the two of them could handle it, but neither of them went for the kill!
Perhaps this is their only chance to leave.

Sure enough, just half a minute after the two were locked in combat with the evil spirit, a ray of light shone in, melting away the surrounding walls.

The light shone on the two of them, stinging them painfully.

But they still held back.

When the light faded, they could see their surroundings clearly.

This isn't the fourth floor at all, it's clearly an underground parking lot!

Meanwhile, at the entrance to the underground parking lot in the distance, Director You Lingfei had just put away a sun the size of his palm.

Judging from the smoke rising from You Lingfei's palm, the thing must have caused him considerable damage.

"Director!"

Just as the two were about to go over, they suddenly saw three corpses floating in a puddle of water on the other side of the underground parking lot.

My heart skipped a beat.

"Team Leader Xu?"

At this moment, You Lingfei had also walked over.

Looking at the three corpses in the puddle, You Lingfei's face was grim.

"Chief..."

You Lingfei waved his hand.

"Don't say anything yet. Take their bodies and leave this place. We'll talk about it once we're outside."

You Lingfei's words caused Zeng Lun and the other person's expressions to change.

Is it...

Two minutes later, a group of five people rushed out of the hospital gate with three corpses in their hands. The light orb in You Lingfei's hand lost its light after they came out and turned into a stone orb.

After running a hundred meters, the five of them finally looked at the hospital building, which was shrouded in a light mist.

There was a figure watching them from almost every window.

Once, Lun swallowed hard.

"How many ghosts are there?"

What they had seen before was only one-tenth of the sinister activity within this building.

"How did so many evil spirits appear?"

You Lingfei also had doubts.

But since things have come to this, we can deal with the doubts later; we need to deal with the ghost in this building first.

If the ghost in this building were to escape, Xiangzhu City would likely be thrown into chaos again.

You Lingfei picked up his phone and called the five-star comrade stationed there, but just then, they saw a figure appear in front of the hospital.

The figure, clad in feathered robes, appeared, and the ghosts within the three Yin cultivators—You Lingfei, Zeng Zilun, and the others—frantically issued warnings.

Just as they were in shock, the figure moved.

He was seen waving his arms repeatedly at the hospital building.

With each swing, a bright yellow sword aura shot out, piercing the darkness and precisely entering every window where a figure was.

One after another, beams of light, no weaker than the orb of light that You Lingfei had just held, appeared in the windows of the hospital.

For a moment, the entire hospital building was glowing!

……

(End of this chapter)